New inventions led to the desire for people to buy new things. This eventually led to the saying "keeping up with the Jones' " to describe how Americans felt the need to keep pace with their next door neighbors. In other words, if one family put in a pool, in a short time most of the neighbors would do the same.
Some Inventions:
1940
- Tiffany's, NYC become the 1st air conditioned store.
- The 1st synthetic rubber tires
- The Jeep 4x4
- M&M's Candy
1941
-The 1st Superman movie debuted.
1944
- The 1st computer was invented. It weighed 35 tons.
1948
- The 1st portable, transistor radio was introduced.
New inventions led to the desire for people to buy new things. This eventually led to the saying "keeping up with the Jones' " to describe how Americans felt the need to keep pace with their next door neighbors. In other words, if one family put in a pool, in a short time most of the neighbors would do the same.
Some Inventions:
1940
- Tiffany's, NYC become the 1st air conditioned store.
- The 1st synthetic rubber tires
- The Jeep 4x4
- M&M's Candy
1941
-The 1st Superman movie debuted.
1944
- The 1st computer was invented. It weighed 35 tons.
1948
- The 1st portable, transistor radio was introduced.
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